{
  "id": "v8-body-blockage",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "title": "Clear a visible body-inlet blockage",
  "deviceFamily": "vacuum",
  "intent": "Troubleshooting",
  "summary": "Use the manual’s cyclone and bin releases to reach visible dry debris at the body inlet, then restore every user-removable part.",
  "modelApplicability": [
    "v8-sv10-pinch-us"
  ],
  "modelDetails": [
    {
      "id": "v8-sv10-pinch-us",
      "family": "vacuum",
      "brand": "Dyson",
      "series": "V8",
      "label": "Dyson V8 SV10 · pinch filter · US",
      "region": "US",
      "componentVersion": "Pinch-handle Filter A and twist-off Filter B; original dry motorized head",
      "manual": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "help": "Read SV10 on the machine label and compare your parts with manual 229602-01. Filter A has a small pinch handle; Filter B twists off the rear. A star-shaped top is a different version. Confirm the dry motorized head in this manual before following a brush task.",
      "exclusions": [
        "V8 star pre-filter",
        "V8 Cyclone",
        "Soft roller / Fluffy head cleaning",
        "V10 / V11",
        "Modified batteries or aftermarket heads"
      ],
      "recognitionSource": "dyson-models"
    }
  ],
  "exclusions": [
    "V8 star pre-filter",
    "V8 Cyclone",
    "Soft roller / Fluffy head cleaning",
    "V10 / V11",
    "Modified batteries or aftermarket heads"
  ],
  "prerequisites": [
    "Read SV10 on the label, confirm the US 229602-01 manual and match the pinch-handle Filter A, twist-off Filter B and any head involved.",
    "Disconnect the charger, release the trigger and let the machine cool before handling removable parts. Keep your hand away from the trigger."
  ],
  "tools": [
    "Good lighting"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Waste bag"
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "id": "safety",
      "prompt": "Is the charger disconnected, the machine cool and undamaged, and your hand away from the trigger?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "pp2–3 Important safety instructions; p12 Looking for blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-1",
          "advice": "Continue with the matching parts and the checks below."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "service",
          "advice": "Stop for a damaged charger, burning smell, liquid exposure, a swollen or leaking battery, broken catches or an obstruction you cannot safely reach. Contact Dyson and keep the battery sealed."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-1",
      "prompt": "Have you checked the detached wand/head, and can you identify the manual’s cyclone and bin releases?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "check-2",
          "advice": "Follow the documented user-removable route to the inlet."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Inspect the external path and compare the bin-release illustration first."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check-2",
      "prompt": "Is the suspected obstruction dry, non-sharp and reachable through the documented opening?",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "options": [
        {
          "id": "yes",
          "label": "Yes",
          "next": "steps",
          "advice": "Remove only accessible material after the cyclone and bin are detached."
        },
        {
          "id": "no",
          "label": "No",
          "next": "service",
          "advice": "A sharp or inaccessible obstruction needs Dyson support."
        },
        {
          "id": "unsure",
          "label": "Not sure",
          "next": "prepared",
          "advice": "Save your observations and compare the matching manual before continuing."
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "branches": [
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "check-1"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "service"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "safety",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "check-2"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-1",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "yes",
      "next": "steps"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "no",
      "next": "service"
    },
    {
      "checkId": "check-2",
      "optionId": "unsure",
      "next": "prepared"
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "title": "Empty and open the bin",
      "text": "Disconnect the charger and keep the trigger released. Remove the wand/tool, safely empty the bin and leave its base open using the red lever.",
      "observation": "The bin is empty before access to its inlet is opened.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "id": "step-1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Remove the cyclone by its release",
      "text": "Press the red button behind the raised cyclone and lift the cyclone out. Keep the assembly dry and set it aside.",
      "observation": "The identified user release moves normally without force.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "requiredFields": [
        "releaseIdentified"
      ],
      "id": "step-2"
    },
    {
      "title": "Slide the clear bin off",
      "text": "Pull back the red catch at the bin base, slide the bin down and bring it carefully forward from the body.",
      "observation": "This exposes the user-accessible inlet area; the motor and battery casings stay closed.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "id": "step-3"
    },
    {
      "title": "Locate and remove reachable debris",
      "text": "Inspect the exposed inlet area with good lighting and compare the Stubborn blockages illustration. Carefully remove the visible dry obstruction, watching for sharp objects. If it cannot be reached safely, stop.",
      "observation": "Record the location and material actually found; do not probe hidden internal passages.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "requiredFields": [
        "inletFinding"
      ],
      "id": "step-4"
    },
    {
      "title": "Recheck the opening",
      "text": "Check that the visible inlet is clear and that no catch or plastic part is damaged. Keep all parts dry.",
      "observation": "An unresolved restriction or broken catch requires support before reassembly for use.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages",
      "requiredFields": [
        "inletClear"
      ],
      "id": "step-5"
    },
    {
      "title": "Restore the bin first",
      "text": "Align bin tabs with body grooves and slide the bin upward until the catch clicks. If the bin needed wiping, finish the separate bin-clean task and complete drying first.",
      "observation": "The bin catch holds normally.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "id": "step-6"
    },
    {
      "title": "Restore the cyclone and base",
      "text": "Slide the cyclone into its grooves, push it down to normal position and close the bin base until it clicks. Fit the wand/head, bin and both dry filters securely before any normal-use check.",
      "observation": "Use the after-care task and stop if the symptom recurs.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
      "requiredFields": [
        "bodyReassembled"
      ],
      "id": "step-7"
    }
  ],
  "outcomeChecks": [
    {
      "id": "outcome-1",
      "text": "The observed body-inlet restriction is removed through the documented bin opening.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin"
    },
    {
      "id": "outcome-2",
      "text": "Every removed part is dry and secure; persistent trouble is referred to Dyson.",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin"
    }
  ],
  "stopConditions": [
    "Stop for a damaged charger, burning smell, liquid exposure, a swollen or leaking battery, broken catches or an obstruction you cannot safely reach. Contact Dyson and keep the battery sealed."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "title": "Dyson V8 SV10 operating manual, pinch filter (229602-01)",
      "url": "https://www.dyson.com/content/dam/dyson/maintenance/user-guides/en_US/vacuumcleaners/cordlessstickvacuums/sv10/without-soft-roller/229602-01.pdf",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "use": "User maintenance, Filter A and B, bin cleaning, blockages, charging safety",
      "license": "Manufacturer copyright. Facts paraphrased; manual and diagrams not redistributed.",
      "region": "US",
      "locator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin"
    },
    {
      "id": "dyson-models",
      "title": "Choose your Dyson V8 support: star or pinch filter",
      "url": "https://www.dyson.com/support/vacuum-cleaners/cordless/v8",
      "checkedAt": "2026-10-13",
      "use": "Distinguish pre-filter versions; no automatic cross-version compatibility",
      "license": "Linked only; original identification explanation.",
      "region": "US",
      "locator": "V8 support selector: pinch handle versus star filter"
    }
  ],
  "assets": [
    {
      "path": "/assets/vacuum/bin-release.svg",
      "title": "Clear bin: empty, release cyclone, remove bin, reassemble",
      "kind": "Original sequence schematic of user-accessible parts; not to scale or an engineering drawing"
    },
    {
      "path": "/assets/vacuum/airway.svg",
      "title": "Air path: detached head, wand and bin inlet",
      "kind": "Original sequence schematic of user-accessible parts; not to scale or an engineering drawing"
    }
  ],
  "relatedIds": [
    "v8-wand-blockage",
    "v8-clean-bin",
    "v8-pulsing",
    "v8-after-care"
  ],
  "specs": [],
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-13",
  "estimatedDuration": null,
  "group": "v8-airway",
  "locator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages; p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin",
  "consumables": [
    {
      "name": "Dustproof bag",
      "specification": "Contain dry bin contents; close the bag after emptying.",
      "fit": "Original clear bin during emptying",
      "exclude": "Liquid, hot ash and hazardous material",
      "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
      "sourceLocator": "p11 Emptying the clear bin; Cleaning the clear bin"
    }
  ],
  "maintenance": {
    "trigger": "The wand and head are clear but a dry restriction is visible at the bin/body inlet.",
    "intervalText": "As needed for this condition. No fixed calendar interval is specified for this check; choose your own review date if useful.",
    "basis": "user-plan",
    "sourceId": "dyson-v8-manual",
    "sourceLocator": "p12 Looking for blockages; Blockages – automatic cut-out; p8 Stubborn blockages"
  },
  "recordFields": [
    {
      "id": "releaseIdentified",
      "label": "Cyclone and bin releases matched the manual",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-2"
    },
    {
      "id": "inletFinding",
      "label": "Visible inlet location and material removed",
      "type": "text",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-4"
    },
    {
      "id": "inletClear",
      "label": "Visible inlet is clear and catches are intact",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-5"
    },
    {
      "id": "bodyReassembled",
      "label": "Bin, cyclone, base and attachments are securely restored",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": true,
      "dependsOnStep": "step-7"
    }
  ],
  "fitChecks": [
    {
      "id": "filter",
      "label": "Top filter",
      "accepted": "pinch",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "pinch",
          "label": "SV10 with the pinch-handle Filter A"
        },
        {
          "value": "star",
          "label": "Star-shaped top filter"
        },
        {
          "value": "cyclone",
          "label": "Newer V8 Cyclone or another model"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "The V8 name alone does not identify the filter. Compare the label and the official star/pinch selector."
    },
    {
      "id": "head",
      "label": "Floor head",
      "accepted": "dry-original",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "dry-original",
          "label": "Original dry motorized head shown in manual 229602-01"
        },
        {
          "value": "fluffy",
          "label": "Soft Roller / Fluffy"
        },
        {
          "value": "modified",
          "label": "A replacement or different head"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "This collection covers the original dry head. A washable roller does not make a motorized head washable."
    },
    {
      "id": "manual",
      "label": "Regional instructions",
      "accepted": "us-229602",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "",
          "label": "Choose the version you can confirm"
        },
        {
          "value": "us-229602",
          "label": "My SV10 label and US manual 229602-01 match"
        },
        {
          "value": "different",
          "label": "My regional instructions or parts differ"
        },
        {
          "value": "unknown",
          "label": "I am not sure"
        }
      ],
      "help": "Use your supplied regional manual if it differs; do not infer compatibility from a similar name."
    }
  ]
}